More details have been released about the woman who died following a crash near Maldon.

At around 1.40pm yesterday (Thursday, August 30), the B1010 Burnham Road in Hazeleigh was closed after an accident involving a lorry and a black Ford Fiesta between the junction with Lodge Road and Lodge Lane.

Four ambulances were dispatched to the crash, along with several fire engines, police cars and an air ambulance.

A woman in her 40s, who was the passenger in the Fiesta, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the car was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, while the driver of the lorry was not injured.